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  • Increase in drugs found by staff at Erlestoke prison

    More drugs are being uncovered by staff during searches at Erlestoke prison, new figures reveal. It comes as drug finds in jails across England and Wales reached a record high – but prison reform charity the Howard League has warned confiscations

  • Tickets selling out fast for drive-in movies

    TICKETS are selling out fast for a new drive-in movie theatre in Trowbridge which is expected to attract hundreds of mums, dads, teenagers and younger children over the weekend. Cinema Retrow, Trowbridge's first drive-in movie theatre, opened its

  • Coronavirus cases at Devizes cake factory are on the rise

    THE number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus at a Devizes cake factory has risen to seven. Earlier this week Bakkavor on the Hopton Industrial Estate said less than one per cent of its 540 employees had the virus. The Gazette

  • See your family's baby featured in New Arrivals

    WE hope you're all enjoying seeing the faces of some of the babies born to readers over the recent weeks. The arrival of a new baby is so special, we know it's been really hard in lockdown for people not being able to share their joy with friends

  • New Cinema Retrow opens today

    THOUDSANDS of mums, dads, teenagers and younger children are expected to flock into a new drive-in cinema in Trowbridge which is opening up this afternoon. Cinema Retrow, Trowbridge's first drive-in movie theatre, will open the gates for its first

  • Fury as energy firm backs out of office deal

    Chippenham firm Good Energy’s decision to pull out of its planned new offices in the town has left local people angry at what they see as an unwanted and ugly car park on Sadlers Mead. Building work continues on the £7m five-floor multi-storey

  • Farming Diary by Denise Plummer

    THE first few days of the past week were rather cool and unsettled, with 20 mm rainfall on the first day followed by another 7mm two days later (over an inch!). Then the warmth began to build to an afternoon high, here on Manor Farm, of 34C on the

  • Repairs to weir could cost dear

    BRADFORD on Avon Town Council has been asked to take full liability for emergency repair work on Avoncliff Weir. The Wiltshire Times has been told the owner of Weavers Mill, Susan Lee, and her partner Tony Cunningham, have requested the council

  • FOOD REVIEW: A true taste of Italy

    THE small but entirely comfortable Pizzeria Amici restaurant in Bradford on Avon is among my top five ‘go to’ eateries. Whenever my wife, Feona and I, fancy going out to eat but not too far away from home, Pizzeria Amici is right up there in the

  • Six more test positive for coronavirus

    Six more cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in Wiltshire, according to official figures. Public Health England figures show that 1,316 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Thursday, August 6 in Wiltshire, up

  • Beauticians still banned from working stage protest today

    BEAUTICIANS in Chippenham are staging a protest in the town centre today (Friday) over new government restrictions they say are destroying their businesses. They are upset that while most hairdressers and therapists are back in their salons those